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The Power of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumont, LESSON XIV. THE ART OF CONCENTRATING BY MEANS OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES (1)

LESSON XIV. THE ART OF CONCENTRATING BY MEANS OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES (1)

Select some thought, and see how long you can hold your mind on it. It is well to have a clock at first and keep track of the time. If you decide to think about health, you can get a great deal of good from your thinking besides developing concentration. Think of health as being the greatest blessing there is, in the world. Don't let any other thought drift in. Just the moment one starts to obtrude, make it get out.

Make it a daily habit of concentrating on this thought for, say, ten minutes. Practice until you can hold it to the exclusion of everything else. You will find it of the greatest value to centralize your thoughts on health. Regardless of your present condition, see yourself as you would like to be and be blind to everything else. You will find it hard at first to forget your ailments, if you have any, but after a short while you can shut out these negative thoughts and see yourself as you want to be. Each time you concentrate you form a more perfect image of health, and, as you come into its realization, you become healthy, strong and wholesome.

I want to impress upon your mind that the habit of forming mental images is of the greatest value. It has always been used by successful men of all ages, but few realize its full importance.

Do you know that you are continually acting according to the images you form? If you allow yourself to mould negative images you unconsciously build a negative disposition. You will think of poverty, weakness, disease, fear, etc. Just as surely as you think of these will your objective life express itself in a like way. Just what we think, we will manifest in the external world.

In deep concentration you become linked with the great creative spirit of the universe, and the creative energy then flows through you, vitalizing your creations into form. In deep concentration your mind becomes attuned with the infinite and registers the cosmic intelligence and receives its messages. You become so full of the cosmic energy that you are literally flooded with divine power. This is a most desired state. It is then we realize the advantages of being connected with the supra-consciousness. The supra-consciousness registers the higher cosmic vibrations. It is often referred to as the wireless station, the message recorded coming from the universal mind.

There are very few that reach this stage of concentration. Very few even know that it is possible. They think concentration means limitation to one subject, but this deeper concentration that brings us into harmony with the Infinite is that which produces and maintains health.

When you have once come in contact with your supra-consciousness you become the controller of your human thoughts. That which comes to you is higher than human thoughts. It is often spoken of as Cosmic Consciousness. Once it is experienced it is never forgotten. Naturally it requires a good deal of training to reach this state, but once you do, it becomes easier each time to do, and in the course of time you can become possessed of power which was unknown to you before. You are able to direct the expression of almost Infinite Power while in this deeper state of concentration.

Exercises In Concentration. The rays of the sun, when focused upon an object by means of a sun glass, produce a heat many times greater than the scattered rays of the same source of light and heat. This is true of attention. Scatter it and you get but ordinary results. But center it upon one thing and you secure much better results. When you focus your attention upon an object your every action, voluntary and involuntary, is in the direction of attaining that object. If you will focus your energies upon a thing to the exclusion of everything else, you generate the force that can bring you what you want.

When you focus your thought, you increase its strength. The exercises that follow are tedious and monotonous, but useful. If you will persist in them you will find they are very valuable, as they increase your powers of concentration.

Before proceeding with the exercises I will answer a question that just comes to me. This person says after he works all day he is too tired to practice any exercise. But this is not true. We will say he comes home all tired out, eats his supper and sits down to rest. If his work has been mental, the thought which has been occupying his mind returns to him and this prevents him from securing the rest he needs.

It is an admitted fact that certain thoughts call into operation a certain set of brain cells; the other cells, of course, are not busy at that time and are rested. Now if you take up something that is just different from what you have been doing during the day, you will use the cells that have not done anything and give those that have had work to do a rest. So you should regulate the evenings that you have and call forth an entirely different line of thought so as not to use the cells which you have tired out during the day. If you will center your attention on a new thought, you relieve the old cells from vibrating with excitement and they get their needed rest. The other cells that have been idle all day want to work, and you will find you can enjoy your evenings while securing needed rest.

When once you have learned to master your thoughts, you will be able to change them just as easily as you change your clothes.

Remember, the real requisite of centering is to be able to shut out outside thoughts—anything foreign to the subject. Now, in order to control your intention first gain control over the body. This must be brought under direct control of the mind; the mind under the control of the will. Your will is strong enough to do anything you wish, but you must realize that it is. The mind can be greatly strengthened by being brought under the direct influence of the will. When the mind is properly strengthened by the impulse of the will it becomes a more powerful transmitter of thought, because it has more force.

The Best Time to Concentrate Is after reading something that is inspiring, as you are then mentally and spiritually exalted in the desired realm. Then is the time you are ready for deep concentration. If you are in your room first see that your windows are up and the air is good. Lie down flat on your bed without a pillow. See that every muscle is relaxed. Now breathe slowly, filling the lungs comfortably full of fresh air; hold this as long as you can without straining yourself; then exhale slowly. Exhale in an easy, rhythmic way. Breathe this way for five minutes, letting the Divine Breath flow through you, which will cleanse and rejuvenate every cell of brain and body.

You are then ready to proceed. Now think how quiet and relaxed you are. You can become enthusiastic over your condition. Just think of yourself as getting ready to receive knowledge that is far greater than you have ever received before. Now relax and let the spirit work in and through you and assist you to accomplish what you wish.

Don't let any doubts or fears enter. Just feel that what you wish is going to manifest. Just feel it already has, in reality it has, for just the minute you wish a thing to be done it manifests in the thought world. Whenever you concentrate just believe it is a success. Keep up this feeling and allow nothing to interfere and you will soon find you have become the master of concentration. You will find that this practice will be of wonderful value to you, and that rapidly you will be learning to accomplish anything that you undertake.

It will be necessary to first train the body to obey the commands of the mind. I want you to gain control of your muscular movements. The following exercise is especially good in assisting you to acquire perfect control of the muscles.

Exercise 1

Sit in a comfortable chair and see how still you can keep. This is not as easy as it seems. You will have to center your attention on sitting still. Watch and see that you are not making any involuntary muscular movements. By a little practice you will find you are able to sit still without a movement of the muscles for fifteen minutes. At first I advise sitting in a relaxed position for five minutes. After you are able to keep perfectly still, increase the time to ten minutes and then to fifteen. This is as long as it is necessary. But never strain yourself to keep still. You must be relaxed completely. You will find this habit of relaxing is very good.

Exercise 2

Sit in a chair with your head up and your chin out, shoulders back. Raise your right arm until it is on the level with your shoulder, pointing to your right. Look around, with head only, and fix your gaze on your fingers, and keep the arm perfectly still for one minute. Do the same exercise with left arm. When you are able to keep the arm perfectly steady, increase the time until you are able to do this five minutes with each arm. Turn the palm of the hand downward when it is outstretched, as this is the easiest position. If you will keep your eyes fixed on the tips of the fingers you will be able to tell if you are keeping your arm perfectly still.

Exercise 3

Fill a small glass full of water, and grasp it by the fingers; put the arm directly in front of you. Now fix the eyes upon the glass and try to keep the arm so steady that no movement will be noticeable. Do this first for one moment and then increase it to five. Do the exercise with first one arm and then the other.

Exercise 4

Watch yourself during the day and see that your muscles do not become tense or strained. See how easy and relaxed you can keep yourself. See how poised you can be at all times. Cultivate a self-poised manner, instead of a nervous, strained appearance. This mental feeling will improve your carriage and demeanor. Stop all useless gestures and movements of the body. These mean that you have not proper control over your body. After you have acquired this control, notice how "ill-at-ease" people are that have not gained this control. I have just been sizing up a salesman that has just left me. Part of his body kept moving all the time. I just felt like saying to him, "Do you know how much better appearance you would make if you would just learn to speak with your voice instead of trying to express what you say with your whole body?" Just watch those that interview you and see how they lack poise.

Get rid of any habit you have of twitching or jerking any part of your body. You will find you make many involuntary movements. You can quickly stop any of these by merely centering your attention on the thought, "I will not." If you are in the habit of letting noises upset you, just exercise control; when the door slams, or something falls, etc., just think of these as exercises in self-control. You will find many exercises like this in your daily routine.

The purpose of the above exercises is to gain control over the involuntary muscular movement, making your actions entirely voluntary. The following exercises are arranged to bring your voluntary muscles under the control of the will, so that your mental forces may control your muscular movements.

Exercise 5

Move your chair up to a table, placing your hands upon it, clenching the fists, keeping the back of the hand on the table, the thumb doubled over the fingers. Now fix your gaze upon the fist for a while, then gradually extend the thumb, keeping your whole attention fixed upon the act, just as if it was a matter of great importance. Then gradually extend your first finger, then your second and so on until you open the rest. Then reverse the process, closing first the last one opened and then the rest, and finally you will have the fist again in the original position with the thumb closed over the finger. Do this exercise with the left hand. Keep up this exercise first with one hand and then the other until you have done it five times with each hand. In a few days you can increase it to ten times.

The chances are that the above exercises will at first make you "tired," but it is important for you to practice these monotonous exercises so you can train your attention. It also gives you control over your muscular movement. The attention, of course, must be kept closely on each movement of the hand; if it is not, you of course lose the value of the exercise.

Exercise 6

Put the right hand on knee, both fingers and thumb closed, except the first finger, which points out in front of you. Then move the finger slowly from side to side, keeping the attention fixed upon the end of the finger. You can make up a variety of exercises like these. It is good training to plan out different ones. The main point you should keep in mind is that the exercise should be simple and that the attention should be firmly fixed upon the moving part of the body. You will find your attention will not want to be controlled and will try to drift to something more interesting. This is just where these exercises are of value, and you must control your attention and see it is held in the right place and does not wander away.

You may think these exercises very simple and of no value, but I promise you in a short time you will notice that you have a much better control over your muscular movements, carriage and demeanor, and you will find that you have greatly improved your power of attention, and can center your thoughts on what you do, which of course will be very valuable.

No matter what you may be doing, imagine that it is your chief object in life. Imagine you are not interested in anything else in the world but what you are doing. Do not let your attention get away from the work you are at. Your attention will no doubt be rebellious, but control it and do not let it control you. When once you conquer the rebellious attention you have achieved a greater victory than you can realize at the time. Many times afterwards you will be thankful you have learned to concentrate your closest attention upon the object at hand.

Let no day go by without practicing concentrating on some familiar object that is uninteresting. Never choose an interesting object, as it requires less attention. The less interesting it is the better exercise will it be. After a little practice you will find you can center your attention on uninteresting subjects at will.

The person that can concentrate can gain full control over his body and mind and be the master of his inclinations; not their slave. When you can control yourself you can control others. You can develop a Will that will make you a giant compared with the man that lacks Will Power. Try out your Will Power in different ways until you have it under such control that just as soon as you decide to do a thing you go ahead and do it. Never be satisfied with the "I did fairly well" spirit, but put forward your best efforts. Be satisfied with nothing else. When you have gained this you are the man you were intended to be.

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Select some thought, and see how long you can hold your mind on it. It is well to have a clock at first and keep track of the time. Am Anfang ist es gut, eine Uhr zu haben und die Zeit im Auge zu behalten. All'inizio è bene avere un orologio e tenere sotto controllo l'ora. If you decide to think about health, you can get a great deal of good from your thinking besides developing concentration. Wenn Sie sich entscheiden, über Gesundheit nachzudenken, können Sie neben der Entwicklung der Konzentration auch viel Gutes aus Ihrem Denken ziehen. Se decidete di pensare alla salute, oltre a sviluppare la concentrazione, potete trarre molti benefici dal vostro pensiero. Think of health as being the greatest blessing there is, in the world. |||||||bendición||||| Don't let any other thought drift in. |||||se deslice| Lass keinen anderen Gedanken herein. Non lasciate che altri pensieri si insinuino. Just the moment one starts to obtrude, make it get out. ||||||aufdrängen|||| ||||||interfere|||| ||||||押し付ける|||| ||||||interrumpa|||| ||||||intromettersi|||| In dem Moment, in dem eine Person anfängt, sich aufzudrängen, muss sie verschwinden. Nel momento in cui uno inizia a essere invadente, fatelo uscire.

Make it a daily habit of concentrating on this thought for, say, ten minutes. |||diaria|||||||||| Prendete l'abitudine quotidiana di concentrarvi su questo pensiero per, ad esempio, dieci minuti. Practice until you can hold it to the exclusion of everything else. ||||||||exclusion||| Übe, bis du es unter Ausschluss von allem anderen halten kannst. Esercitatevi finché non riuscite a tenerlo in mano escludendo tutto il resto. You will find it of the greatest value to centralize your thoughts on health. Sie werden es als äußerst wertvoll erachten, Ihre Gedanken zur Gesundheit zu bündeln. Troverete di grande utilità centralizzare i vostri pensieri sulla salute. Regardless of your present condition, see yourself as you would like to be and be blind to everything else. sin importar|||||||||||||||ciego||| Indipendentemente dalla vostra condizione attuale, vedetevi come vorreste essere e siate ciechi di fronte a tutto il resto. You will find it hard at first to forget your ailments, if you have any, but after a short while you can shut out these negative thoughts and see yourself as you want to be. ||||||||||疾病|||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||dolencias|||tienes||||||||||||||||||||| Es wird Ihnen zunächst schwer fallen, Ihre Beschwerden zu vergessen, wenn Sie welche haben, aber nach kurzer Zeit können Sie diese negativen Gedanken ausschließen und sich so sehen, wie Sie sein möchten. All'inizio vi sarà difficile dimenticare i vostri disturbi, se ne avete, ma dopo poco tempo riuscirete a escludere questi pensieri negativi e a vedervi come volete essere. Each time you concentrate you form a more perfect image of health, and, as you come into its realization, you become healthy, strong and wholesome. ||||||||||||||||||||||||salutare |||||||||||||||||||||saludable|||saludable y completo Ogni volta che ci si concentra si forma un'immagine più perfetta della salute e, man mano che ci si realizza, si diventa sani, forti e integri.

I want to impress upon your mind that the habit of forming mental images is of the greatest value. ||||sobre|||||||||||||| Ich möchte Ihnen einprägen, dass die Gewohnheit, sich mentale Bilder zu bilden, von größtem Wert ist. Voglio farvi capire che l'abitudine di formare immagini mentali è di grandissimo valore. It has always been used by successful men of all ages, but few realize its full importance.

Do you know that you are continually acting according to the images you form? Weißt du, dass du ständig nach den Bildern handelst, die du dir bildest? Sapete che agite continuamente in base alle immagini che vi formate? If you allow yourself to mould negative images you unconsciously build a negative disposition. |||||||||unbewusst|||| |||||||||inconscientemente|||| Wenn Sie sich erlauben, negative Bilder zu formen, bauen Sie unbewusst eine negative Disposition auf. You will think of poverty, weakness, disease, fear, etc. Just as surely as you think of these will your objective life express itself in a like way. Genauso sicher, wie Sie an diese denken, wird sich Ihr objektives Leben in ähnlicher Weise äußern. Aussi sûrement que vous y penserez, votre vie objective s'exprimera de la même manière. Così come pensate a queste cose, anche la vostra vita oggettiva si esprimerà in modo analogo. Just what we think, we will manifest in the external world.

In deep concentration you become linked with the great creative spirit of the universe, and the creative energy then flows through you, vitalizing your creations into form. |||||||||||||||||creative energy|||||energizing|||| ||||||||||||||||||||||vitalizzando|||| ||||||||||||||||||||||vitalizando|||| In deep concentration your mind becomes attuned with the infinite and registers the cosmic intelligence and receives its messages. |||||||||||registra||||||| In tiefer Konzentration stimmt sich Ihr Geist auf das Unendliche ein und registriert die kosmische Intelligenz und empfängt ihre Botschaften. Nella concentrazione profonda la mente si sintonizza con l'infinito, registra l'intelligenza cosmica e ne riceve i messaggi. You become so full of the cosmic energy that you are literally flooded with divine power. ||||||||||||inondato||| Diventate così pieni di energia cosmica da essere letteralmente inondati di potere divino. This is a most desired state. ||||deseada| Dies ist ein höchst erwünschter Zustand. It is then we realize the advantages of being connected with the supra-consciousness. ||||||||||||above consciousness| ||||||||||||超意識| ||||nos damos cuenta||||||||supra-conciencia| ||||||||||||supra| The supra-consciousness registers the higher cosmic vibrations. |supra|||||| It is often referred to as the wireless station, the message recorded coming from the universal mind. |||referido||||||||||||| Si parla spesso di stazione radio, il messaggio registrato che proviene dalla mente universale.

There are very few that reach this stage of concentration. |||||raggiungono|||| Very few even know that it is possible. They think concentration means limitation to one subject, but this deeper concentration that brings us into harmony with the Infinite is that which produces and maintains health. |||||||||||||||||||||||||mantiene|

When you have once come in contact with your supra-consciousness you become the controller of your human thoughts. ||||||||||||||manager|||| |||||||||supra||||||||| ||||||||||||||controlador|||| That which comes to you is higher than human thoughts. Ce qui vient à vous est supérieur aux pensées humaines. It is often spoken of as Cosmic Consciousness. Once it is experienced it is never forgotten. Naturally it requires a good deal of training to reach this state, but once you do, it becomes easier each time to do, and in the course of time you can become possessed of power which was unknown to you before. Naturalmente è necessario un buon allenamento per raggiungere questo stato, ma una volta raggiunto, diventa ogni volta più facile e, nel corso del tempo, si può arrivare a possedere un potere che prima era sconosciuto. You are able to direct the expression of almost Infinite Power while in this deeper state of concentration. In questo stato di concentrazione più profonda, siete in grado di dirigere l'espressione di un potere quasi infinito.

Exercises In Concentration. The rays of the sun, when focused upon an object by means of a sun glass, produce a heat many times greater than the scattered rays of the same source of light and heat. ||||||||||||||||||||||||dispersos||||||||| I raggi del sole, quando vengono focalizzati su un oggetto per mezzo di un vetro solare, producono un calore molte volte superiore ai raggi dispersi della stessa fonte di luce e calore. This is true of attention. Scatter it and you get but ordinary results. Scatter||||||| dispersa||||||| Se lo si disperde, si ottengono solo risultati ordinari. But center it upon one thing and you secure much better results. When you focus your attention upon an object your every action, voluntary and involuntary, is in the direction of attaining that object. |||||||||||||||||||raggiungere|| |||||||||||||||||||alcanzar|| Quando si concentra l'attenzione su un oggetto, ogni azione, volontaria e involontaria, è finalizzata al raggiungimento di quell'oggetto. If you will focus your energies upon a thing to the exclusion of everything else, you generate the force that can bring you what you want. |you|||||||||||||||||||||||| Se concentrerete le vostre energie su una cosa escludendo tutto il resto, genererete la forza che potrà portarvi ciò che desiderate.

When you focus your thought, you increase its strength. The exercises that follow are tedious and monotonous, but useful. |||||乏味的|||| |||||noiosi|||| Gli esercizi che seguono sono noiosi e monotoni, ma utili. If you will persist in them you will find they are very valuable, as they increase your powers of concentration.

Before proceeding with the exercises I will answer a question that just comes to me. |procedere||||||||||||| |continuando||||||||||||| This person says after he works all day he is too tired to practice any exercise. But this is not true. We will say he comes home all tired out, eats his supper and sits down to rest. |||||||||||cena||||| Nous dirons qu'il rentre à la maison tout fatigué, mange son souper et s'assied pour se reposer. Diremo che torna a casa tutto stanco, mangia la cena e si siede a riposare. If his work has been mental, the thought which has been occupying his mind returns to him and this prevents him from securing the rest he needs. ||||||||||||||||||||||ottenere|||| |||||||||||ocupando|||||||||||asegurando|||| Wenn er geistig gearbeitet hat, kehrt der Gedanke, der ihn beschäftigt hat, zu ihm zurück und dies hindert ihn daran, sich die Ruhe zu verschaffen, die er braucht. Si son travail a été mental, la pensée qui occupait son esprit lui revient et cela l'empêche de s'assurer le repos dont il a besoin. Se il suo lavoro è stato mentale, il pensiero che ha occupato la sua mente torna a farsi sentire e questo gli impedisce di assicurarsi il riposo di cui ha bisogno.

It is an admitted fact that certain thoughts call into operation a certain set of brain cells; the other cells, of course, are not busy at that time and are rested. |||anerkannt||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||descansadas Es ist eine anerkannte Tatsache, dass bestimmte Gedanken eine bestimmte Gruppe von Gehirnzellen in Gang setzen; die anderen Zellen sind zu diesem Zeitpunkt natürlich nicht beschäftigt und werden ausgeruht. È un dato di fatto che certi pensieri mettono in funzione un certo gruppo di cellule cerebrali; le altre cellule, ovviamente, non sono impegnate in quel momento e sono a riposo. Now if you take up something that is just different from what you have been doing during the day, you will use the cells that have not done anything and give those that have had work to do a rest. Ora, se vi dedicate a qualcosa di diverso da quello che avete fatto durante il giorno, utilizzerete le cellule che non hanno fatto nulla e farete riposare quelle che hanno lavorato. So you should regulate the evenings that you have and call forth an entirely different line of thought so as not to use the cells which you have tired out during the day. |||||las noches||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Also sollten Sie die Abende, die Sie haben, regulieren und ganz andere Gedankengänge hervorrufen, um die Zellen nicht zu verbrauchen, die Sie tagsüber müde gemacht haben. Dovete quindi regolare le serate che avete e richiamare una linea di pensiero completamente diversa per non usare le cellule che avete esaurito durante il giorno. If you will center your attention on a new thought, you relieve the old cells from vibrating with excitement and they get their needed rest. ||||||||||||||||vibrare|||||||| |||||||||||alivias|||||vibrando|||||||| Wenn Sie Ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf einen neuen Gedanken richten, entlasten Sie die alten Zellen davon, vor Aufregung zu vibrieren, und sie bekommen ihre nötige Ruhe. Se centrate la vostra attenzione su un nuovo pensiero, liberate le vecchie cellule dalla vibrazione dell'eccitazione e le fate riposare. The other cells that have been idle all day want to work, and you will find you can enjoy your evenings while securing needed rest. |||||||||||||||发现||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||ottenendo|| ||||||inactivas|||||||||||||||||| Les autres cellules qui ont été inactives toute la journée veulent travailler, et vous constaterez que vous pouvez profiter de vos soirées tout en vous assurant le repos nécessaire. Le altre cellule che sono rimaste inattive tutto il giorno vogliono lavorare e voi scoprirete che potete godervi le vostre serate assicurandovi il necessario riposo.

When once you have learned to master your thoughts, you will be able to change them just as easily as you change your clothes. Quando avrete imparato a dominare i vostri pensieri, potrete cambiarli con la stessa facilità con cui cambiate i vostri vestiti.

Remember, the real requisite of centering is to be able to shut out outside thoughts—anything foreign to the subject. |||requisito|||||||||||||||| |||requisito necesario||centrarse|||||||||||||| Ricordate che il vero requisito della centratura è la capacità di escludere i pensieri esterni, qualsiasi cosa estranea al soggetto. Now, in order to control your intention first gain control over the body. ||||||intención|||||| Nun, um deine Absicht zu kontrollieren, erlange zuerst die Kontrolle über den Körper. This must be brought under direct control of the mind; the mind under the control of the will. |||sometido|||||||||||||| Dies muss unter direkte Kontrolle des Geistes gebracht werden; der Verstand unter der Kontrolle des Willens. Questo deve essere messo sotto il diretto controllo della mente; la mente sotto il controllo della volontà. Your will is strong enough to do anything you wish, but you must realize that it is. The mind can be greatly strengthened by being brought under the direct influence of the will. ||||||||sometida||||||| La mente può essere notevolmente rafforzata se viene posta sotto l'influenza diretta della volontà. When the mind is properly strengthened by the impulse of the will it becomes a more powerful transmitter of thought, because it has more force. |||||||||||||||||transmisor||||||| Quando la mente è adeguatamente rafforzata dall'impulso della volontà, diventa un trasmettitore di pensiero più potente, perché ha più forza.

The Best Time to Concentrate Is after reading something that is inspiring, as you are then mentally and spiritually exalted in the desired realm. |||||||||||||||||||esaltato|||| |||||||||||||||||||elevado|||| Il momento migliore per concentrarsi è dopo aver letto qualcosa di stimolante, perché in quel momento si è esaltati mentalmente e spiritualmente nel regno desiderato. Then is the time you are ready for deep concentration. If you are in your room first see that your windows are up and the air is good. Se siete nella vostra stanza, verificate innanzitutto che le finestre siano alzate e che l'aria sia buona. Lie down flat on your bed without a pillow. te acuestas||plano|||||| See that every muscle is relaxed. Now breathe slowly, filling the lungs comfortably full of fresh air; hold this as long as you can without straining yourself; then exhale slowly. |||||||||||||||||||sforzare|||| |||||||||||||||||||esforzándote|||exhala| Ora respirate lentamente, riempiendo comodamente i polmoni di aria fresca; mantenete questa respirazione il più a lungo possibile senza sforzarvi; poi espirate lentamente. Exhale in an easy, rhythmic way. Ausatmen||||| espira||||ritmico| ||||rítmico| Espirare in modo facile e ritmico. Breathe this way for five minutes, letting the Divine Breath flow through you, which will cleanse and rejuvenate every cell of brain and body. |||||||||||||||reinigen||verjüngen|||||| |||||||||||||||||refresh|||||| |||||||||||||||pulisce|||||||| |||||||||||||||purificará||rejuvenecerá|||||| Respirate in questo modo per cinque minuti, lasciando che il Respiro Divino fluisca attraverso di voi, pulendo e ringiovanendo ogni cellula del cervello e del corpo.

You are then ready to proceed. Now think how quiet and relaxed you are. You can become enthusiastic over your condition. Just think of yourself as getting ready to receive knowledge that is far greater than you have ever received before. Pensate a voi stessi come se vi steste preparando a ricevere una conoscenza molto più grande di quella che avete mai ricevuto prima. Now relax and let the spirit work in and through you and assist you to accomplish what you wish. Ora rilassatevi e lasciate che lo spirito lavori in voi e attraverso di voi e vi aiuti a realizzare ciò che desiderate.

Don't let any doubts or fears enter. Just feel that what you wish is going to manifest. Just feel it already has, in reality it has, for just the minute you wish a thing to be done it manifests in the thought world. |||||||||||||||||||||becomes apparent|||| Fühlt einfach, dass es bereits geschehen ist, in Wirklichkeit ist es geschehen, denn in dem Moment, in dem ihr etwas wünscht, manifestiert es sich in der Gedankenwelt. Ressentez simplement que c'est déjà le cas, en réalité c'est le cas, car à la minute même où vous souhaitez qu'une chose soit faite, elle se manifeste dans le monde de la pensée. Sentite che è già così, in realtà è così, perché nel momento stesso in cui desiderate che una cosa sia fatta, essa si manifesta nel mondo del pensiero. Whenever you concentrate just believe it is a success. Ogni volta che vi concentrate, credete che sia un successo. Keep up this feeling and allow nothing to interfere and you will soon find you have become the master of concentration. Mantenete questa sensazione e non permettete a nulla di interferire e presto scoprirete di essere diventati maestri della concentrazione. You will find that this practice will be of wonderful value to you, and that rapidly you will be learning to accomplish anything that you undertake. Scoprirete che questa pratica vi sarà di grande utilità e che rapidamente imparerete a realizzare qualsiasi cosa intraprendiate.

It will be necessary to first train the body to obey the commands of the mind. ||||||||||obedecer||||| Zunächst muss der Körper trainiert werden, den Befehlen des Geistes zu gehorchen. Sarà necessario addestrare prima il corpo a obbedire ai comandi della mente. I want you to gain control of your muscular movements. The following exercise is especially good in assisting you to acquire perfect control of the muscles. ||||||||||获得||||| |||||||helping|||||||| |||||||aiutarti|||||||| |||||||ayudando a|||||||| Il seguente esercizio è particolarmente indicato per aiutare ad acquisire un perfetto controllo dei muscoli.

Exercise 1

Sit in a comfortable chair and see how still you can keep. Setzen Sie sich in einen bequemen Stuhl und sehen Sie, wie still Sie bleiben können. Sedetevi su una sedia comoda e vedete quanto riuscite a stare fermi. This is not as easy as it seems. You will have to center your attention on sitting still. Dovrete concentrare la vostra attenzione sullo stare seduti. Watch and see that you are not making any involuntary muscular movements. By a little practice you will find you are able to sit still without a movement of the muscles for fifteen minutes. Con un po' di pratica si scoprirà di essere in grado di stare seduti senza muovere i muscoli per quindici minuti. At first I advise sitting in a relaxed position for five minutes. |||aconsejo|||||||| Au début, je conseille de s'asseoir dans une position détendue pendant cinq minutes. After you are able to keep perfectly still, increase the time to ten minutes and then to fifteen. Quando riuscite a stare perfettamente fermi, aumentate il tempo a dieci minuti e poi a quindici. This is as long as it is necessary. Dies ist so lange wie nötig. But never strain yourself to keep still. ||esfuerces|||| Aber strenge dich niemals an, still zu bleiben. Ma non sforzatevi mai di stare fermi. You must be relaxed completely. You will find this habit of relaxing is very good.

Exercise 2

Sit in a chair with your head up and your chin out, shoulders back. ||||||||||barbilla||| Setzen Sie sich auf einen Stuhl, den Kopf nach oben, das Kinn nach außen, die Schultern nach hinten. Sedetevi su una sedia con la testa alta e il mento in fuori, le spalle indietro. Raise your right arm until it is on the level with your shoulder, pointing to your right. Heben Sie den rechten Arm, bis er sich auf Höhe der Schulter befindet und nach rechts zeigt. Sollevare il braccio destro fino a portarlo all'altezza della spalla, puntando verso destra. Look around, with head only, and fix your gaze on your fingers, and keep the arm perfectly still for one minute. ||||||||sguardo|||||||||||| ||||||||mirada|||||||||||| Regardez autour de vous, avec la tête seulement, et fixez votre regard sur vos doigts, et gardez le bras parfaitement immobile pendant une minute. Guardarsi intorno, solo con la testa, e fissare lo sguardo sulle dita, mantenendo il braccio perfettamente immobile per un minuto. Do the same exercise with left arm. When you are able to keep the arm perfectly steady, increase the time until you are able to do this five minutes with each arm. |||in grado||||||||||||||||||||| Quando riuscite a mantenere il braccio perfettamente fermo, aumentate il tempo fino ad arrivare a cinque minuti per ogni braccio. Turn the palm of the hand downward when it is outstretched, as this is the easiest position. ||||||||||extendida|||||| Tournez la paume de la main vers le bas lorsqu'elle est tendue, car c'est la position la plus facile. Quando la mano è tesa, giratela verso il basso, perché è la posizione più facile. If you will keep your eyes fixed on the tips of the fingers you will be able to tell if you are keeping your arm perfectly still. Si vous gardez les yeux fixés sur le bout des doigts, vous pourrez dire si vous gardez votre bras parfaitement immobile. Se tenete gli occhi fissi sulla punta delle dita, potrete capire se state tenendo il braccio perfettamente fermo.

Exercise 3

Fill a small glass full of water, and grasp it by the fingers; put the arm directly in front of you. Remplissez un petit verre plein d'eau, et saisissez-le par les doigts ; placez le bras directement devant vous. Riempite un bicchierino d'acqua e afferratelo per le dita; mettete il braccio davanti a voi. Now fix the eyes upon the glass and try to keep the arm so steady that no movement will be noticeable. ||||||||||||||||||||notable Fixez maintenant les yeux sur le verre et essayez de garder le bras si stable qu'aucun mouvement ne sera perceptible. Ora fissate gli occhi sul vetro e cercate di mantenere il braccio così fermo da non notare alcun movimento. Do this first for one moment and then increase it to five. Faites-le d'abord pendant un moment, puis augmentez-le à cinq. Do the exercise with first one arm and then the other.

Exercise 4

Watch yourself during the day and see that your muscles do not become tense or strained. Beobachten Sie sich im Laufe des Tages und achten Sie darauf, dass Ihre Muskeln nicht angespannt oder überlastet sind. Osservatevi durante la giornata e verificate che i vostri muscoli non siano tesi o affaticati. See how easy and relaxed you can keep yourself. See how poised you can be at all times. ||gelassen|||||| ||calm and composed|||||| Scoprite quanto riuscite a essere sempre in bilico. Cultivate a self-poised manner, instead of a nervous, strained appearance. Kultivieren Sie ein souveränes Auftreten, statt eines nervösen, angestrengten Auftretens. This mental feeling will improve your carriage and demeanor. ||||||||comportamento ||||||postura corporal||comportamiento Dieses mentale Gefühl wird Ihre Haltung und Ihr Auftreten verbessern. Ce sentiment mental améliorera votre comportement et votre comportement. Questa sensazione mentale migliorerà il vostro portamento e il vostro atteggiamento. Stop all useless gestures and movements of the body. |||gesti||||| |||gestos||||| Interrompere tutti i gesti e i movimenti inutili del corpo. These mean that you have not proper control over your body. After you have acquired this control, notice how "ill-at-ease" people are that have not gained this control. ||||||||||uncomfortable|||||||| Nachdem Sie diese Kontrolle erlangt haben, beachten Sie, wie „unwohl“ Menschen sind, die diese Kontrolle nicht erlangt haben. Dopo aver acquisito questo controllo, notate quanto siano "a disagio" le persone che non hanno acquisito questo controllo. I have just been sizing up a salesman that has just left me. ||||evaluating|||||||| ||||evaluando|||vendedor||||| Ich habe gerade einen Verkäufer begutachtet, der mich gerade verlassen hat. Je viens de jauger un vendeur qui vient de me quitter. Ho appena valutato un venditore che mi ha appena lasciato. Part of his body kept moving all the time. Ein Teil seines Körpers bewegte sich die ganze Zeit. Une partie de son corps bougeait tout le temps. I just felt like saying to him, "Do you know how much better appearance you would make if you would just learn to speak with your voice instead of trying to express what you say with your whole body?" J'avais juste envie de lui dire: "Savez-vous à quel point vous auriez une meilleure apparence si vous appreniez simplement à parler avec votre voix au lieu d'essayer d'exprimer ce que vous dites avec tout votre corps?" Mi sono sentita di dirgli: "Sai che aspetto migliore avresti se imparassi a parlare con la voce invece di cercare di esprimere quello che dici con tutto il corpo?". Just watch those that interview you and see how they lack poise. |||||||||||calma Osservate quelli che vi intervistano e vedete come mancano di compostezza.

Get rid of any habit you have of twitching or jerking any part of your body. ||||||||tremare||scuotere||||| ||||||||movimientos involuntarios||movimientos bruscos||||| Befreien Sie sich von jeder Angewohnheit, irgendeinen Teil Ihres Körpers zu zucken oder zu ruckeln. Débarrassez-vous de toute habitude que vous avez de secouer ou de secouer n'importe quelle partie de votre corps. Eliminate l'abitudine di contrarre o muovere qualsiasi parte del corpo. You will find you make many involuntary movements. You can quickly stop any of these by merely centering your attention on the thought, "I will not." Vous pouvez rapidement arrêter n'importe lequel d'entre eux en concentrant simplement votre attention sur la pensée "Je ne le ferai pas". È possibile interrompere rapidamente una qualsiasi di queste situazioni semplicemente centrando la propria attenzione sul pensiero "Non lo farò". If you are in the habit of letting noises upset you, just exercise control; when the door slams, or something falls, etc., just think of these as exercises in self-control. |||||||||||||||||bangs shut||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||sbatte||||||||||||| |||en la hábito|||||ruidos|||||||||se cierra de golpe||||||||||||| Si vous avez l'habitude de laisser les bruits vous déranger, exercez simplement un contrôle ; lorsque la porte claque, ou que quelque chose tombe, etc., considérez-les simplement comme des exercices de maîtrise de soi. Se avete l'abitudine di lasciarvi turbare dai rumori, esercitate il vostro controllo; quando la porta sbatte, o qualcosa cade, ecc. You will find many exercises like this in your daily routine.

The purpose of the above exercises is to gain control over the involuntary muscular movement, making your actions entirely voluntary. Lo scopo degli esercizi sopra descritti è quello di ottenere il controllo sui movimenti muscolari involontari, rendendo le azioni del tutto volontarie. The following exercises are arranged to bring your voluntary muscles under the control of the will, so that your mental forces may control your muscular movements.

Exercise 5

Move your chair up to a table, placing your hands upon it, clenching the fists, keeping the back of the hand on the table, the thumb doubled over the fingers. ||||||||||||stringendo||pugni||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||cerrando los puños||los puños||||||||||||doblado||| Bewegen Sie Ihren Stuhl zu einem Tisch, legen Sie Ihre Hände darauf, ballen Sie die Fäuste, halten Sie den Handrücken auf dem Tisch, den Daumen doppelt über den Fingern. Avvicinate la sedia a un tavolo e appoggiate le mani su di esso, stringendo i pugni, tenendo il dorso della mano sul tavolo e il pollice raddoppiato sulle dita. Now fix your gaze upon the fist for a while, then gradually extend the thumb, keeping your whole attention fixed upon the act, just as if it was a matter of great importance. |||mirada|||puño||||||extiende||pulgar|||||||||||||||||| Richte nun deinen Blick eine Weile auf die Faust, dann strecke allmählich den Daumen aus, wobei du deine ganze Aufmerksamkeit auf diese Handlung richtest, als ob es sich um eine sehr wichtige Angelegenheit handelte. Ora fissate lo sguardo sul pugno per un po', poi estendete gradualmente il pollice, mantenendo tutta l'attenzione su questo gesto, come se si trattasse di una questione di grande importanza. Then gradually extend your first finger, then your second and so on until you open the rest. Then reverse the process, closing first the last one opened and then the rest, and finally you will have the fist again in the original position with the thumb closed over the finger. Poi invertite il processo, chiudendo prima l'ultimo aperto e poi gli altri, e alla fine avrete di nuovo il pugno nella posizione originale con il pollice chiuso sul dito. Do this exercise with the left hand. Keep up this exercise first with one hand and then the other until you have done it five times with each hand. Continuate questo esercizio prima con una mano e poi con l'altra fino a quando non l'avrete fatto cinque volte con ciascuna mano. In a few days you can increase it to ten times.

The chances are that the above exercises will at first make you "tired," but it is important for you to practice these monotonous exercises so you can train your attention. È probabile che gli esercizi di cui sopra all'inizio vi rendano "stanchi", ma è importante praticare questi esercizi monotoni per allenare l'attenzione. It also gives you control over your muscular movement. The attention, of course, must be kept closely on each movement of the hand; if it is not, you of course lose the value of the exercise. L'attenzione, ovviamente, deve essere mantenuta su ogni movimento della mano; se non lo è, si perde il valore dell'esercizio.

Exercise 6

Put the right hand on knee, both fingers and thumb closed, except the first finger, which points out in front of you. |||||rodilla|||||||||||||||| Legen Sie die rechte Hand auf das Knie, beide Finger und den Daumen geschlossen, außer dem ersten Finger, der nach vorne zeigt. Appoggiare la mano destra sul ginocchio, entrambe le dita e il pollice chiusi, tranne il primo dito, che punta davanti a sé. Then move the finger slowly from side to side, keeping the attention fixed upon the end of the finger. Quindi muovete lentamente il dito da un lato all'altro, mantenendo l'attenzione sull'estremità del dito. You can make up a variety of exercises like these. It is good training to plan out different ones. The main point you should keep in mind is that the exercise should be simple and that the attention should be firmly fixed upon the moving part of the body. Il punto principale da tenere a mente è che l'esercizio deve essere semplice e che l'attenzione deve essere fissata sulla parte del corpo in movimento. You will find your attention will not want to be controlled and will try to drift to something more interesting. Vous constaterez que votre attention ne voudra pas être contrôlée et tentera de dériver vers quelque chose de plus intéressant. Vi accorgerete che la vostra attenzione non vuole essere controllata e cercherà di andare alla deriva verso qualcosa di più interessante. This is just where these exercises are of value, and you must control your attention and see it is held in the right place and does not wander away. È proprio qui che questi esercizi sono utili: dovete controllare la vostra attenzione e fare in modo che si mantenga nel posto giusto e non si allontani.

You may think these exercises very simple and of no value, but I promise you in a short time you will notice that you have a much better control over your muscular movements, carriage and demeanor, and you will find that you have greatly improved your power of attention, and can center your thoughts on what you do, which of course will be very valuable. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||postura corporal||comportamiento||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Potreste pensare che questi esercizi siano molto semplici e di nessun valore, ma vi assicuro che in breve tempo noterete di avere un controllo molto migliore sui vostri movimenti muscolari, sul portamento e sul comportamento, e scoprirete di aver migliorato notevolmente il vostro potere di attenzione e di riuscire a concentrare i vostri pensieri su ciò che fate, cosa che ovviamente sarà molto preziosa.

No matter what you may be doing, imagine that it is your chief object in life. Peu importe ce que vous faites, imaginez que c'est votre objectif principal dans la vie. Qualunque cosa stiate facendo, immaginate che sia il vostro principale obiettivo nella vita. Imagine you are not interested in anything else in the world but what you are doing. Immaginate di non essere interessati a nient'altro al mondo se non a quello che state facendo. Do not let your attention get away from the work you are at. Non lasciate che la vostra attenzione venga distolta dal lavoro che state svolgendo. Your attention will no doubt be rebellious, but control it and do not let it control you. ||||||叛逆的|||||||||| ||||||defiant|||||||||| ||||||ribelle|||||||||| ||||||rebelde|||||||||| La vostra attenzione sarà senza dubbio ribelle, ma controllatela e non lasciate che vi controlli. When once you conquer the rebellious attention you have achieved a greater victory than you can realize at the time. |||überwindest|||||||||||||||| |||||ribelle|||||||||||||| Quando una volta conquistata l'attenzione ribelle, avete ottenuto una vittoria più grande di quanto possiate realizzare in quel momento. Many times afterwards you will be thankful you have learned to concentrate your closest attention upon the object at hand. ||||||agradecido|||||||más cercana|||||| Molte volte, in seguito, sarete grati di aver imparato a concentrare la vostra attenzione sull'oggetto in questione.

Let no day go by without practicing concentrating on some familiar object that is uninteresting. ||||||||||||||poco interesante Non lasciate che passi un giorno senza esercitarvi a concentrarvi su un oggetto familiare e poco interessante. Never choose an interesting object, as it requires less attention. Wählen Sie niemals ein interessantes Objekt, da es weniger Aufmerksamkeit erfordert. Non scegliete mai un oggetto interessante, perché richiede meno attenzione. The less interesting it is the better exercise will it be. Je weniger interessant es ist, desto besser wird es sein. Quanto meno interessante è, tanto migliore sarà l'esercizio. After a little practice you will find you can center your attention on uninteresting subjects at will. Dopo un po' di pratica, scoprirete che potete concentrare la vostra attenzione su argomenti poco interessanti a vostro piacimento.

The person that can concentrate can gain full control over his body and mind and be the master of his inclinations; not their slave. ||||||||||||||||||||倾向||| Chi riesce a concentrarsi può ottenere il pieno controllo del proprio corpo e della propria mente ed essere padrone delle proprie inclinazioni, non schiavo. When you can control yourself you can control others. You can develop a Will that will make you a giant compared with the man that lacks Will Power. Potete sviluppare una volontà che vi renderà un gigante rispetto all'uomo che non ha forza di volontà. Try out your Will Power in different ways until you have it under such control that just as soon as you decide to do a thing you go ahead and do it. Essayez votre Volonté de différentes manières jusqu'à ce que vous l'ayez sous un tel contrôle que dès que vous décidez de faire quelque chose, vous allez de l'avant et vous le faites. Provate la vostra Forza di Volontà in modi diversi finché non l'avrete sotto controllo, tanto che appena decidete di fare una cosa, la fate. Never be satisfied with the "I did fairly well" spirit, but put forward your best efforts. ||satisfecho||||||||||||| Ne vous contentez jamais de l'esprit « J'ai plutôt bien réussi », mais faites de votre mieux. Non accontentatevi mai dello spirito del "sono andato abbastanza bene", ma mettete in campo il vostro massimo impegno. Be satisfied with nothing else. Geben Sie sich mit nichts anderem zufrieden. Ne vous contentez de rien d'autre. When you have gained this you are the man you were intended to be. Wenn Sie dies erreicht haben, sind Sie der Mann, der Sie sein sollten. Lorsque vous avez acquis cela, vous êtes l'homme que vous étiez destiné à être.